This is Issue 7 of the Trades and Development Studies Centre – Trust publication entitled: “Case Studies of Beitbridge & Chirundu Border Posts and Selected Households in Chitungwiza”

The main objectives of this study are to explore the causes of informal cross border trade between Zimbabwe and its neighbouring countries, quantify the magnitude of ICBT at the major border points (Beitbridge -SA and Chirundu- Zambia), analyse the impact of ICBT on employment, incomes, production and prices, investigate the impact of ICBT on government revenue, explore the relationship between ICBT and poverty alleviation among women and vulnerable groups, and finally to draw appropriate policy recommendations about the effects of ICBT on intra SADC trade.

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